I learned a long time ago that minor surgery is when they do operation on someone else, not you.
BILL WALTONBob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana. So many of them are still around and still going strong. I go out to see them all the time.
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Being a broadcaster encompasses the business of sport, which is my life today, and it encompasses the skills of being a history student, and the ability of being a performer.
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I love to play music. I’m terrible at it, but I love learning about it .
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My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain.
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I went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family, the spirit, the hope, the happiness, all the different things I love and live for in life are there.
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Success at the highest level comes down to one question: Can you decide that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?
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I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.
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Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
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Basketball, Sports, Winning, Average
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I’m a different person today than I was yesterday. I live for the moment and everything that happens in my life changes me.
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Never rank, rate, or compare coaches, children, concerts, or championships or congratulations. Just enjoy them all.
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I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
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I mean, I’m 6-foot-11, I’ve got red hair, freckles, I’m a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I’ve got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I’m a Deadhead.
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Anytime you bring Michael Olowokandi on to your team, disaster is soon to follow.
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Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana. So many of them are still around and still going strong. I go out to see them all the time.
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When I’m at a show, I’m yelling and cheering. I’m with those guys [the Grateful Dead].
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